NOCN Resource Pack 11
Social Justice

Unit: Social Justice
Level Two: Mandatory. NOCN Unit Code: EE32QQ045
Level Three: Mandatory. NOCN Unit Code: EE33QQ047

Social justice is one of the values underpinning Community Development Work and runs through all aspects of our National Occupational Standards in Community Development Work.

This course is a core unit for the NOCN level 2 and 3 national certificate in community development work.

The course aims to:

Explore our different understandings of social justice
Examine the role of community development in promoting social justice
Look at the meaning of concepts such as equality, diversity, oppression and discrimination and how they affect people's lives
Explore how systems and structure give some people power rather than others
Explore the idea of community empowerment and how it might reduce conflicts between communities
Look at why some people participate and how participation can be encouraged
Develop strategies for tackling inequality and discrimination using the strengths within communities

The material will encourage people to think critically about the term 'social justice' and to appreciate the different ways that people use the term.